Which statement about net glycolysis per glucose molecule is correct?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. It yields two pyruvate, a net gain of two ATP and two NADH
- Step 1: Glycolysis produces 4 ATP but uses 2. Step 2. It also forms 2 NADH and 2 pyruvate. Answer: two pyruvate, two ATP, two NADH. Why not the others: 32 ATP is the total of aerobic respiration.
Practise more Cell Biology, Metabolism and Genetics.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed German Abitur mock tests.
More Cell Biology, Metabolism and Genetics questions
- Which organelle is the main site of ATP production in eukaryotic cells?
- Which base pairs with adenine in DNA?
- What is the plant cell wall mainly made of?
- Where in the chloroplast do the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place?
- What happens to red blood cells placed in a hypotonic solution?
- What does a competitive inhibitor do to an enzyme?